Among the most deprived
IMD England
Around average · 10.7 per 1k
Crime · Jun '26
East Midlands
Region
Live
Status
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Coordinates & Location for DN21 1BF
Lincoln
Travel to Work
TTWA
Postcode
DN21 1BF
Coordinates
53.4025, -0.7653
Grid reference
SK821902
Easting
482,189
Northing
390,226
Region
East Midlands
Plus Code
9C5XC62M+XV
User Type
Small user postcode
Grid Quality
Quality indicator 1 (highest positional precision)
Built Up Area
Gainsborough
Travel to Work
Lincoln
ITL Region
West Lindsey
National Park
Non-National Park
Deprivation Index(IMD)
IMD England — Index of Multiple Deprivation
Measures deprivation across income, employment, health, education, crime, housing, barriers to housing and services, and living environment.
2293
Rank out of 33,755 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 2293 out of 33,755 lower layer super output areas in England. N/A for Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland as this postcode is in England.
Property sales (Land Registry)
England & WalesPolice Recorded Crime near DN21 1BF
England & WalesCrime trends · near DN21 1BF
Counts are for Gainsborough East electoral ward, not a 1-mile police.uk street search around this postcode.
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearJul '24 – Jun '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
43
YoY +8%
43221
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
ASB
18
YoY -28%
32160
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Vehicle Crime
1
YoY —
950
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Burglary
2
YoY —
950
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Criminal damage
8
YoY -27%
36180
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Demographics(LSOA 2021 context)
Ethnicity
White Brit.93.6%
Other White2.8%
White & Black Caribbean1.2%
+ other · 2.4%
Religion
Christian49.2%
No religion41.9%
Not answered8.0%
+ other · 1.0%
Age groups
50–6418.2%
35–4916.9%
65–7413.5%
25–3410.4%
75–849.6%
+ 6 other age groups · 31.5%
Households
Any member 66+21.0%
Other14.7%
All members 66+11.3%
Lone parent family: With dependent children10.5%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children10.2%
+ 8 other households · 32.3%
Administrative Information
West Lindsey
Local Authority
Council AreaGainsborough E14001243
Constituency
E14001243Lincolnshire
Police Force
England
Ward
Gainsborough East
Constituency code
E14001243
EU Electoral Region
East Midlands
Parish
Gainsborough
International Territorial Level
West Lindsey
Health & NHS
East Midlands
Health Authority
Serving Lincolnshire
NHS EnglandEast Midlands
Cancer Alliance
National
Health Authority
East Midlands
NHS Region
Midlands
Integrated Care Board
NHS Lincolnshire Integrated Care Board
Primary Care Org
Lincolnshire Teaching
Sub ICB Location
NHS Lincolnshire ICB - 71E
Cancer Alliance
East Midlands
Statistical Areas
LSOA 2021
Super Output Area
West Lindsey 006C E01026376
E01026376MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
West Lindsey 006 E02005497
E02005497LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
West Lindsey 006C E01026376
E01026376MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
West Lindsey 006 E02005497
E02005497Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
Rural/Urban Classification 2021
2001 Classification
(England/Wales) Urban ≥ 10k – less sparse: OA falls within urban settlements with a population of 10,000 or more and the wider surrounding area is less sparsely populated 5
2011 Classification
(England/Wales) Urban city and town C1
2021 Classification
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city UN1
Sun & Time Information
6:00 AM
Sunrise
5:46 PM
Sunset
11 hours 46 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
6:00 AM
Sunset (today)
5:46 PM
Daylight duration
11 hours 46 minutes
Time zone
GMT / BST (UTC +0 / +1)
Postcode History
July 2008
First Introduced
Active fromNot terminated
Usage Ended
Terminated~18 years
Active Duration
2008 -> PresentJuly 2008 — Introduced
Postcode DN21 1BF introduced by Royal Mail.
2011 — Reclassified
2011 Rural/Urban Classification: (England/Wales) Urban city and town C1. IMD England rank: 2293
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Urban: Nearer to a major town or city UN1. LSOA E01026376 and MSOA E02005497 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode DN21 1BF is currently active and in use.
First introduced
July 2008
Usage ended
Not terminated
Active duration
~18 years
Last updated
2026-08-01
Current status
Live
Schools near DN21 1BF
Open schools within 1.2 miles of this postcode, ranked by distance.
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 7–11FSM 65%
RWM expected
30%
PrimaryIndependentMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 0%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11FSM 54%
RWM expected
57%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 0–7FSM 53%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11FSM 50%
RWM expected
49%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11FSM 36%
RWM expected
40%
Secondary with sixth formStateMixed · Ages 11–19FSM 62%
SecondaryStateMixed · Ages 11–16FSM 61%
Attainment 8
38.0
All-throughIndependentMixed · Ages 7–16FSM 0%
Attainment 8
6.0
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 5–11FSM 75%
RWM expected
29%
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.
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